I was born and raised in Houston, Texas. After high school, I moved to Georgia, where I met my husband. We’ve now been married for almost 40 years. He’s an electrical engineer who enjoys playing Irish music in his free time—mainly the banjo, Irish flute, tin whistle, and bodhrán.
We have three wonderful children and six grandchildren. Our son Philip is a mechanical engineer in Greenville, Texas. Conner, our second son, is a homicide detective in Cobb County, Georgia, and also serves as an officer in the U.S. Army Reserves. Our daughter, Abigail, is an archaeologist living and working in London, England.
Over the years, my family and I have lived in a variety of places, including Texas, Georgia, New Hampshire, and Ireland, where we spent 15 years. I hold a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Houston and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education from University College Cork in Ireland.
For 23 years, I taught math, history, and science at the middle and high school levels in Texas, Georgia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Ireland. Teaching was a fulfilling career, but I eventually felt called to transition into real estate.
What inspired this change was recognizing how much of an impact a knowledgeable and supportive real estate agent can have on a client’s experience. I also saw how empowering clients with knowledge could make the process smoother and more rewarding. Drawing from my background in education, I’ve developed resources to guide and inform my clients every step of the way. That’s why I’m now known as The Real Estate Educator.
While I now work full-time in real estate, I’ve never fully stepped away from teaching. I continue to teach part-time in the Adult Education Program at McLennan Community College and volunteer twice a week teaching GED math with the Christian Women’s Job Corps, where I also serve on the Board of Directors.